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I agree that Tesco's do provide a lot of jobs and with those jobs come salaries - money that people can spend in Dover.
Part of the problem is that as they have grown, so has their stock-range, so instead of just selling groceries etc. as they did a few years ago, they now sell clothes, white goods, household furniture in some of them and many things than can be sold in our High Street.
Many people have busy lives and not the time to relax while shopping, going round the shops seeing what 's there and buying whatever they want and relaxing over a coffee or lunch.
Tesco's (as a shop) always looks clean and fresh, you can't always say that about Dover Town, so the Town needs smartening up, along with the buildings - open and closed.
We have some wondeful old buildings here that are not looked after or cared for and these must be attended to.
Good service in local independant shops should help to make shopping in Dover a pleasant and enjoyable experience and most of our independantly owned and operated shops - pubs, restaurants and cafes, do just that.
Come back to shop in Dover I say, shop local and support your local businesses. If you can't find what you're looking for, fair enough, but do try here first, not last.
Roger